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Juan Diego Polo en Wwwhat's new? - Hace 11 horas
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Should doctors boycott working in Australia's immigration detention centers?

Two experts debate whether doctors should boycott working in Australia's immigration detention centers. Last month, the president of the Australian Medical Association finally denounced Australia's appalling treatment of asylum seekers, calling it "state-sanctioned child abuse."

Modeling to save a rare plant

Researchers use satellite imagery and elevation data to better understand where an endangered plant grows, saving time, labor and money. They can also identify potential new habitats.

In the wilds of the Local Group, a lonely galaxy stays set apart

This scene, captured by ESO's OmegaCAM on the VLT Survey Telescope, shows a lonely galaxy known as Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte, or WLM for short. Although considered part of our Local Group of dozens of galaxies, WLM stands alone at the group's outer edges as one of its most remote members. In fact, the galaxy is so small and secluded that it may never have interacted with any other Local Group galaxy -- or perhaps even any other galaxy in the history of the Universe.

Cellular "blindness" to chromosome cohesion defects

Research led by Raquel Oliveira, group leader at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC; Portugal), has elucidated how cells are almost blind to chromosome cohesion defects. The results, published in the scientific journal Cell Reports uncovered how these defects, often associated with cancer development, congenital diseases and infertility, evade the strict surveillance of the checkpoint mechanisms that ensure faithful genome segregation.

Engineers set a new world record in 5G wireless spectrum efficiency

New research by engineers from the Universities of Bristol and Lund, working alongside National Instruments (NI), has demonstrated how a massive antenna system can offer a 12-fold increase in spectrum efficiency compared with current 4G cellular technology.

News 'micropayments' startup hits US market (Update)

A Dutch-based startup that aims to get readers to make "micropayments" for individual news articles launched in the US market Wednesday with a handful of high-profile media partners.

DNA molecules directly interact with each other based on sequence

Proteins play a large role in DNA regulation, but a new study finds that DNA molecules directly interact with one another in a way that's dependent on the sequence of the DNA and epigenetic factors. This could have implications for how DNA is organized in the cell and even how genes are regulated in different cell types, the researchers say.

Cellular 'light switch' analysed using neutron scattering

The internal movements of proteins can be important for their functionality; researchers are discovering more and more examples of this. Now, with the aid of neutron spectroscopy, dynamic processes have also been detected in so-called "LOV photoreceptors" by scientists from Jülich, Aachen, Dusseldorf and Garching near Munich. These proteins are widely distributed throughout nature and are of biotechnological relevance. The results highlight the immense potential of neutron scattering experiments for the analysis of cellular processes. The research has recently been published in the ... más »

Blurred lines: Human sex chromosome swapping occurs more often than previously thought

It turns out that the rigid "line in the sand" over which the human sex chromosomes—-the Y and X—- go to avoid crossing over is a bit blurrier than previously thought. Contrary to the current scientific consensus, Arizona State University assistant professor Melissa Wilson Sayres has led a research team that has shown that X and Y DNA swapping may occur much more often. And this promiscuous swapping, may in turn, aid in our understanding of human history and diversity, health and disease, as well as blur rigid chromosomal interpretations of sexual identity.

Predicting severe hail storms

When a hail storm moved through Fort Worth, Texas on May 5, 1995, it battered the highly populated area with hail up to 4 inches in diameter and struck a local outdoor festival known as the Fort Worth Mayfest.

Reconstructing the cell surface in a test tube

Like the phenomena of flocking birds and shoaling fish, the dance of molecules across a cell's surface has long fascinated theorists, physicists and biologists alike. Unlike bird and fish behaviour, however, cell surface dynamics cannot be observed and studied easily. However, it is important to understand these processes as they are crucial for cells to gain information about their environment and respond. So how does one understand the rules that govern movement of molecules across this arena? By reconstructing the cell surface from scratch, perhaps? Now, scientists from the Natio...más »

Stressed in space

Living in space is a wonderful experience but it can take its toll on an astronaut's body – half of astronauts return with weaker immune systems from the International Space Station. ESA astronaut and medical doctor André Kuipers remembers his six-month mission: "Back on Earth, I felt a hundred years old for a few months."

Poor outlook for ash trees

The future for ash – the tree that gave us food, fuel and the Sweet Track, one of the oldest roads in the world – looks bleak, according to a new survey of its biology and ecology. The review by tree expert Dr Peter Thomas is the largest-ever survey of this much-loved tree and is published today in the Journal of Ecology.

International trade damages tropical nature, according to study

Tropical countries incur annual economic losses totalling US$1.7 trillion through destruction of ecosystem services.

Big data security problems threaten consumers' privacy

As more personal information is collected up by ever-more-powerful computers, giant sets of data – big data – have become available for not only legitimate uses but also abuses.

Discover stories within data using SandDance, a new Microsoft Research project

Data can be daunting. But within those numbers and spreadsheets is a wealth of information. There are also stories that the data can tell, if you're able to see them. SandDance, a new Microsoft Garage project from Microsoft Research, helps you visually explore data sets to find stories and extract insights. It uses a free Web and touch-based interface to help users dynamically navigate through complex data they upload into the tool.

What's that fossil? An app has answers

Fossil hunters now have a mobile app to help them identify specimens in the field.

The damaging effects of black carbon

Air pollution, both outdoors and indoors, causes millions of premature deaths each year. The deaths are mainly caused by the inhalation of particulate matter. Black carbon, a component of particulate matter, is especially dangerous to human health because of its tiny size. But black carbon not only has impacts on human health, it also affects visibility, harms ecosystems, reduces agricultural productivity and exacerbates global warming.

Ancient Pluto may have had lakes and rivers of nitrogen

The New Horizons probe revealed the surface features of Pluto in rich detail when it reached the dwarf planet in July 2015. Some of the features look like snapshots of rivers and lakes that are locked firmly in place by Pluto's frigid temperatures. But now scientists studying the data coming back from New Horizons think that those frozen lakes and rivers could once have been liquid nitrogen.

Parker Warner Wright: éste es el autor del tétrico puzzle criptográfico que se volvió viral

Matías S. Zavia en Gizmodo en Español - Hace 11 horas
En octubre nos hicimos eco de aquel siniestro puzzle criptográfico que llegó por correo postal a GadgetZZ, un blog de tecnología sueco. Con el impulso de Reddit y los medios, el vídeo acabó convirtiéndose en uno de los virales del año —pero nadie desentrañó del todo su significado. Ahora el autor se quita la careta. Read more...

Así elige y edita Netflix las imágenes de sus series y películas para que te apetezca verlas

Carlos Zahumenszky en Gizmodo en Español - Hace 11 horas
Abres Netflix, paseas un rato por su catálogo y es prácticamente imposible que no haya nada que te apetezca ver. Gran parte de ese mérito no está en las descripciones de sus series o en las sinopsis, sino en una imagen de portada intrigante y evocadora. Elegir esas imágenes es el trabajo perfecto... para un algoritmo. Read more...

Una extraña y maravillosa tormenta magnética está transformando el polo norte de Júpiter

Carlos Rebato en Gizmodo en Español - Hace 11 horas
En la Tierra, las auroras polares (boreales en el hemisferio norte y australes en el hemisferio sur) ocurren cuando las eyecciones de masa solar impactan contra el campo magnético de la Tierra, lo que se conoce como magnetosfera. Cuando ese mismo proceso ocurre en Júpiter, sus consecuencias desconciertan a los científicos. Read more...

Cuando se viaja con un bebé, menos es más

Melisa Tuya en Portada de Bitacoras.com - Hace 11 horas
[ blogs.20minutos.es/madrereciente ] Las mochilas y demás sistemas de porteo, están hechas para la playa. (GTRES) Hace ocho años recogía en este mismo blog sobre algunos consejos para viajar con un bebé, como que los viajes programados no están pensados para ellos. En aquel post hacia la siguiente reflexión: Cuando se viaja con un bebé hay que preguntarse antes de meter un cacharro en el... Etiquetas: viajar, viajes *225 puntos* - Ver comentarios Ir a anotación original

Probadores inteligentes: cómo las tiendas tradicionales emulan el modelo online para triunfar

Vodafone One en Portada de Bitacoras.com - Hace 11 horas
[ xataka.com ] Brand Article - Contenido de nuestro espacio de marca Renovarse o morir, que dicen. Como consumidores somos más autoconscientes que nunca, incluso recelando de opiniones ajenas. Hemos dejado a Internet ese rol de mano amiga que nos guía, de asesor especialista. Sumen a eso la incomodidad de encerrarse en un probador, ver que no encaja por talla o gusto, y tener que volver ... Etiquetas: Sin etiquetas *146 puntos* - Ver comentarios Ir a anotación original

La app de Chromecast pasará a llamarse Google Cast

Jakub Motyka en Portada de Bitacoras.com - Hace 11 horas
[ elandroidelibre.com ] La aplicación oficial de Google Chromecast (disponible en este enlace) pasará a llamarse ahora Google Cast, un anuncio que se ha producido al mismo tiempo que Google ha presentado la nueva Serie-P de dispositivos de VIZIO con la tecnología de Cast integrada de serie. Este cambio de nombre, ha señalado la compañía, se debe a que “[la nueva denominación] refleja mej... Etiquetas: google *102 puntos* - Ver comentarios Ir a anotación original

Brussel·les: víctimes, llibertats restringides, estigmatització

Ara.cat - Portada - Hace 12 horas
1. De nou el debat sobre les fotos de les víctimes en portades. Una de les imatges més repetides mostra un parell de noies atordides, amb ferides que semblen lleus, però tot i així amb sang a la cara i les mans. Apareix a la primera pàgina de 'La Vanguardia', 'El Punt Avui', 'The Times' o 'The Guardian'. Al meu parer, és una opció legítima –els diaris hem de poder mostrar– però també discutible: les dues protagonistes es trobaven en un moment massa vulnerable com per poder decidir si volien ser exposades al món.

Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'northern lights'

Solar storms trigger Jupiter's intense 'Northern Lights' by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth's aurora borealis, finds new research.

Personality traits can be revealed by how you move

The ground-breaking study could open up new pathways for health professionals to diagnose and treat mental health conditions in the future.

Unaccounted for Arctic microbes appear to be speeding up glacier melting

Scientists have discovered that Arctic microbes are increasing the rate at which glaciers melt, in a process not accounted for in current climate change models. Working on an icecap in Svalbard, in the far north of Norway, the team showed that this process is driven by a single species of photosynthetic bacteria, from the genus Phormidesmis.

Using frog foam to deliver antibiotics

Scientists have shown that the foam made by Trinidadian frogs represents a new, non-toxic antibiotic delivery system that may help to prevent infections. Researchers have been analysing the frog foam, showing that it is highly stable and capable of taking up drugs before releasing them at a stable rate.

New way to determine the age of stars?

Researchers have developed a new conceptual framework for understanding how stars similar to our Sun evolve. Their framework helps explain how the rotation of stars, their emission of x-rays, and the intensity of their stellar winds vary with time. According to the first author, the work could also 'ultimately help to determine the age of stars more precisely than is currently possible.'

Warning: High-intensity training could hurt you if you're not an athlete

High-intensity 'sprint training' may be gaining popularity at gyms, but if you're new to this form of exercise, the workout could do more harm than good. A study has found signs of stress in the muscle tissues of their non-athlete, untrained subjects after ultra-intense leg and arm cycling exercises. Perhaps more concerning, researchers reported the untrained subjects had a weakened ability to fight off free radicals, molecules that can alter DNA and harm healthy cells.

Heavy, persistent pot use linked to economic, social problems at midlife

People who smoked cannabis four or more days of the week over many years ended up in a lower social class than their parents, with lower-paying, less skilled and less prestigious jobs than those who were not regular cannabis smokers, shows a research study that followed children from birth up to age 38. These regular and persistent users also experienced more financial, work-related and relationship difficulties, which worsened as the number of years of regular cannabis use progressed.

Study questions life extension mechanism in roundworms

(Phys.org)—It's strange to think that there was a time when molecular cell biology was considered by professionals of other scientific specialties as disreputable or laughable. But the motivation for much cellular biology research around the mid-20th century was the search for the mechanisms of aging and the means to alter them—for centuries, people have been understandably frustrated by the indignities of aging and the burden of mortality, and the search for a "fountain of youth" was universally regarded as a foolish and hopeless endeavor.

Research study yields unexpected conclusion about longer school years

A five-year randomized study to determine whether kindergarten through third grade students would benefit from an extra 25 days of school was completed with mixed results. The study concluded that students benefited, but only in specific conditions.

Pet owners warned over toxic Easter treats

Hot cross buns and chocolate may be sweet treats for humans, but experts warn that Easter is a deadly time for pets.

Durably resistant potatoes with wild potato genes offer 80% reduction in chemical control

A research project into the development of potatoes with sustainable resistance against phytophthora via genetic modification with genes from wild potato varieties and good resistance management (DuRPh) has concluded with a scientific publication on the research results. The Wageningen UR scientists indicated that their approach was successful in developing potato plants which require 80% less chemical control.

More advances toward autonomous cars

Having your car drive itself to wherever you want to go—a concept immortalised in Minority Report or Total Recall—is one step closer with local researchers about to install lane changing capabilities in a self-driving car.

A new look at old bones reveals patterns of neck elongation in elasmosaurids

I think at this point it's no secret that I really really really like aquatic animals, especially of the extinct variety (in case you don't believe me, see here and here and here and here and here and here! Whew!!). So I just couldn't resist featuring another study on aquatic organisms that came out this week in the Open Access journal PeerJ. The study, by Rodrigo Otero, focuses on one of the more unusual groups of marine reptiles, elasmosaurids.

Gas giant planet discovered near the Milky Way's bulge

(Phys.org)—Using the gravitational microlensing technique, astronomers have recently detected what appears to be a Saturn-like planet residing near the Milky Way's bulge. The newly discovered exoplanet has a mass somewhere between Saturn and Jupiter and is orbiting a star with half the mass of the sun. A paper detailing the finding was published online on Mar. 21 on the arXiv pre-print server.

Assembling micro-components with laser tweezers

A team of engineers headed by Prof Dr Cemal Esen from the Applied Laser Technologies lab at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum develop microscopic components and assemble them to larger objects with the aid of laser tweezers. They are thus establishing methods that one day may be utilised to manufacture machines in dimensions of a few micrometres. The group has successfully tested several fastening techniques. At present, the researchers are experimenting with doped materials which can be used for rendering objects magnetic or giving them electrically conductive properties.

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